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GRADE 1                                                                                                                 Start Up G.K



              2427        High in the sky                                                                                               28          Sites to see



            Here are the flags of some major countries.                                                                               Here are some beautiful monuments of India.

            Read the clues and name the countries using the clue box.                                                                 Match the pictures to their names.



                                                                       2.   This is the flag of                                              1                                                  2

              1.   The national                                              C        .
                    flag of                                                  The largest

                    I                                                        number of
                    is called the ‘Tiranga’.                                 people live in

                    The famous Taj Mahal is                                  this country.
                    in this country.                                                                                                    3                                                                       4

                                                                4.   J         is made up of                                                                             a.  Gateway of India
              3.   R           is the                                 four large islands and some                                                                        b.  Taj Mahal
                    largest country in the                            small islands. It is called

                    world. It is so large that                        the ‘Land of                                                                                       c.  Charminar
                    it shares its land borders                        the Rising                                                                                         d.  Red Fort
                    with 14 other                                     Sun.’

                    countries.                                                                                                                                           e.  Golden Temple



                                                                       6.   U                                                                                            f.  Qutub Minar
                                                                             K             is
                                                                             an island nation. It is                                         5                                                  6
                    5.   The U

                          S           of                                     made up of England,
                          A              is a                                Scotland, Wales and
                          country of 50 states.                              Northern

                          The flag is made up of                             Ireland.
                          stars and stripes.


                                                                                                                                           Two of the above monuments are in Delhi. Can you name them?

                                                            United States of America                 India                                    Info-bites

                                                                  United Kingdom                    Japan                                     On Republic Day every year, a grand parade marches from the Rashtrapati

                                                                         Russia                     China                                     Bhawan (President’s house) to the Red Fort. The President of India takes
                                                                                                                                              the salute.


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